Greatest Bar Elite 8 down to final day of voting

Could an Inn in Princeton be named the Greatest Bar in Greater Trenton? Would all of the traditional city watering holes and Hamilton hangouts spontaneously combust if that happened? Maybe they’d all close up their doors due the sheer embarrassment?

Get ready for a potentially earth-shattering experience, as that may just be the outcome with the Ivy Inn showing its ability to rally support here in the Elite 8 round of competition.

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With one day left to go in the voting before we move on to the Final Four, the Ivy has pulled well ahead of Sportsmen’s Pub in Hamilton.

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There’s been some speculation that the Ivy may be buying supporters votes with drink specials. This is not only not frowned upon, but encouraged. Keep your customers happy and they’ll take care of you.

What’s not allowed however, is somehow digging up dead, old MySpace profiles and getting them to vote on our Facebook page.

What looked at one point like we could have an all-Hamilton Final Four, looks now like the township may be left with only one horse in the race after tomorrow, though it is a work horse in the popular First N’ Ten.

First N’ Ten had been the top vote getter in all previous rounds, but now the Ivy is showing their stuff.

The same can’t be said for Hamilton’s Nottingham Tavern, which is barely putting up a fight to Trenton’s Tir Na Nog. But the Nog’s likely advancement in the tournament will come with a challenge unlike any they’ve faced so far, as they’ll face the eventual winner of that Ivy vs. Sportsmen’s battle. We’re not writing off the Nottingham just yet. There is a long way to go. But they’ve got the biggest battle ahead of them if they hope to move on.

First N’ Ten’s path to the next round isn’t a lock either, though it is probably the closest thing to one. They’ve got McMannimon’s tripled up in vote totals, so without a near-miraculous end run by the city bar, Hamilton’s surest bet will be moving on.

The final race of the Elite round is an interesting one too. In the early going it looked like Jo Jo’s Tavern, after barely surviving a tough battle with Bill’s Olde Tavern in the Sweet 16, was going to crush Lawrence’s McGuinn’s Place easily. But McGuinn’s has fought back and now holds a substantial lead over Jo Jo’s. This may be one to watch down the stretch.

So if you haven’t participated yet, head over to our Facebook page and check it out. Remember, you can only vote once in each poll, but you can vote in as many battles as you’d like, and each vote acts as an entry into a prize drawing, as does a new “like” of our Facebook page, or of the bracket photos.